Table 1 Characteristics of 50 studies reporting prevalence of cervical subluxations
From: Cervical spine involvement in rheumatoid arthritis over time: results from a meta-analysis
Year of publication | First author (reference) | Country | STROBE checklist (total = 22) | Sample size | Female, number (percentage) | Mean age, years | Disease duration, years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | Bland [21] | USA | 11 | 100 | 65 (65%) | 56 | 14.4 |
1966 | Conlon [2] | New Zealand | 14 | 333 | 230 (69%) | 52.7 | N/A |
1969 | Park [3] | USA | 12 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
1971 | Meikle [4] | Scotland | 15 | 118 | 83 (70%) | 57.6 | 12.9 |
1971 | Isdale [22] | New Zealand | 13 | 171 | N/A | N/A | 12.1 |
1971 | Stevens [10] | UK | 16 | 100 | 73 (73%) | 54.2 | 11.3 |
1972 | Smith [23] | UK | 13 | 962 | 588 (61%) | 51.3 | 7.4 |
1975 | Henderson [24] | UK | 15 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1976 | Shaw [25] | UK | 11 | 100 | 73 (73%) | 54.2 | N/A |
1978 | Higashiyama [26] | Japan | 12 | 100 | 91 (91%) | N/A | N/A |
1978 | Chevrot [27] | France | 14 | 577 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1979 | Jensen [28] | Denmark | 14 | 194 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1981 | Winfield [29] | UK | 14 | 100 | 56 (56%) | 54.8 | 7.7 |
1981 | Pellici [15] | USA | 14 | 106 | 88 (83%) | 62.6 | 30.1 |
1982 | Halla [17] | USA | 15 | 126 | 86 (68%) | 57.6 | 11.1 s |
1983 | Winfield [7] | UK | 17 | 100 | 57 (57%) | 57.1 | 10.0 |
1984 | Haaland [30] | Norway | 16 | 104 | 77 (74%) | N/A | 15.3 |
1985 | Redlund-Johnell [31] | Sweden | 16 | 450 | 351 (78%) | 63.5 | N/A |
1987 | Morizono [32] | Japan | 14 | 100 | 92 (92%) | 57.1 | 12.8 |
1989 | Floyd [11] | South Africa | 15 | 250 | 187 (75%) | 52.8 | N/A |
1989 | Collins [33] | USA | 14 | 113 | 59 (52%) | 55 | 15 |
1990 | Kauppi [34] | Finland | 17 | 164 | 136 (83%) | 57.3 | 19.3 |
1990 | Halla [35] | USA | 16 | 310 | 198 (64%) | 68.8 | 10.2 |
1993 | Veerapen [36] | Malaysia Britain | 18 | 140 | 140 (100%) | 46.5 | 10.1 |
1994 | Stiskal [37] | Austria | 18 | 136 | 110 (81%) | 57 | 13 |
1994 | Montemerani [38] | Italy | 17 | 183 | 147 (80%) | 33.4 | 12.3 |
1996 | Aggarwal [39] | India | 16 | 100 | 73 (73%) | N/A | 5 |
1998 | Fujiwara [8] | Japan | 17 | 173 | 146 (84%) | 55.6 | 12.5 |
1998 | Schramm [40] | Germany | 14 | 150 | 134 (89%) | 56.5 | 12.3 |
1999 | Yoshida [41] | Japan | 16 | 297 | 251 (85%) | 57.0 | 13.0 |
2000 | Fujiwara [42] | Japan | 15 | 161 | 134 (83%) | 59.5 | 16.5 |
2000 | Neva [43] | Finland | 16 | 176 | 111 (63%) | 48.5 | 2.5 |
2001 | Riise [44] | Norway | 16 | 241 | 156 (65%) | 61.9 | 5.4 |
2003 | Carmona [45] | Spain | 18 | 788 | 562 (71%) | 61.0 | 10.0 |
2003 | Neva [46] | Finland | 17 | 103 | 70 (68%) | 56.0 | 9.8 |
2004 | Mitsuka [47] | Japan | 15 | 174 | 156 (90%) | 60.9 | 19.1 |
2004 | Pisitkun [48] | Thailand | 17 | 134 | 124 (93%) | 48.9 | 5.0 |
2004 | Naranjo [49] | Spain | 16 | 736 | 530 (72%) | 61.4 | 9.0 |
2005 | Zikou [50] | Greece | 17 | 165 | 143 (87%) | 59.6 | 12.3 |
2005 | Vesela [51] | Czech Republic | 15 | 400 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Neva [52] | Finland | 18 | 154 | 117 (76%) | 62.0 | 16.0 |
2008 | Kim [53] | Korea | 18 | 405 | 365 (90%) | 56.0 | 10.8 |
2009 | Al-Ghamdi [54] | Saudi Arabia | 18 | 140 | 105 (75%) | 47.2 | 6.9 |
2010 | Imagama [12] | Japan | 17 | 100 | 84 (84%) | 61.0 | 13.0 |
2010 | Ahn [55] | Korea | 16 | 1,120 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Yurube [56] | Japan | 18 | 267 | 220 (82%) | 66.9 | N/A |
2012 | Hirano [9] | Japan | 18 | 101 | N/A | 65.6 | 19.2 |
2012 | Yurube [57] | Japan | 19 | 140 | 107 (76%) | 68.3 | 18.5 |
2012 | Eser [58] | Japan | 17 | 150 | 126 (84%) | 53.2 | 12.3 |
2013 | Blom [59] | The Netherlands | 16 | 134 | 90 (67%) | 60.6 | 9.5 |